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CMA recommends overhaul of road and rail procurement
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (626+ words) The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published the findings of its market study into road and rail infrastructure and is recommending concrete actions to drive down costs and drive up innovation and productivity. Following 11 months of in-depth analysis and…...
Highland councillors to consider new "Dark Skies" planning policy
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (309+ words) A new planning policy aimed at influencing some lighting requirements in new developments that are subject to planning control will be considered by members of The Highland Council's Economy and Infrastructure Committee next week. The proposed Dark Skies Draft Planning…...
Architects" Showcase: Hyde + Hyde"s origami-inspired home to overlook Beith reservoir
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (666+ words) Hyde + Hyde Architects has shared full renders of a contemporary, off-grid home that has been granted planning permission, and which sits on the edge of a reservoir in rural North Ayrshire. With the homeowner looking to relocate and move away…...
Flagship restaurant set for Glasgow's "Four Corners'
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (426+ words) Savills has advised landlord Clydebuilt II Limited Partnership (CLP II), a joint venture between Ediston and Strathclyde Pension Fund, on a leasing deal that will see Chopstix open a flagship restaurant at 203 Argyle Street in Glasgow, a location famously known as…...
Highland Council makes progress on new modular homes at Longman Park
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (197+ words) The Highland Council has successfully completed phases one and two of new modular "park-style" homes at the Gypsy/Traveller site at Longman Park, Inverness. Funded primarily through the Scottish Government's Gypsy/Traveller Accommodation Fund, more than "7 million has been invested…...
BE-ST contributes to ten events over three days in London
1+ week, 3+ day ago (204+ words) Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) has delivered a three-day programme of activities during Futurebuild and UK Construction Week 2026 in London. Across the three-day event, the innovation centre contributed to ten events, including workshops, programme launches, roundtables, si...
BE-ST and Carbon Futures seek to accelerate decarbonisation with new partnership
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (153+ words) BE-ST and Carbon Futures have announced a new strategic partnership designed to combine their respective strengths and deliver greater impact on their shared mission to accelerate the decarbonisation of the built environment. BE-ST will enter into this initial two-year partnership…...
BE-ST trains more than 140 apprentices across Scotland
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (42+ words) BE-ST has delivered an intensive programme of specialist training to over 140 apprentices and pre-apprentices this week in Glasgow and Dumfries & Galloway to mark Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2026 and build the skills needed for Scotland’ s low carbon future....
BE-ST's Danielle Miller to chair Wi P Central Scotland branch
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (43+ words) National networking and influencer organisation Women in Property (Wi P) has announced its new Central Scotland branch chair for 2026-27. Danielle Miller, associate director for stakeholder engagement at Built Environment - Smarter Transformation (BE-ST), will take the role from March 2026 until Febr...
BE-ST Fest 2026 to hit the road with four regional events
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (320+ words) BE-ST Fest 2025 was held at Paisley Town Hall The UK's biggest festival for a low carbon built environment will be taken directly to regional Scottish communities for the first time. For the past five years, industry leaders, policymakers, innovators and…...